Ink-well.



PATBNTED JAN. 14, '1908.

W. W. OWENS.

INK WELL.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 27 FIG. 1

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WILLIAM W. OWENS, OF GLENOOE, OHIO.

IN K-WE LL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed May 2'7. 1907- Serial No. 375.860.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM IV. OwENs, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Glencoe, in the county of Belmont and State ofOhio, have invented. certain new and useful Innprovements in InklVells,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ink wells, and the invention has for itsobject to provide an ink well with a novel'closure for preventing thecontents of the well from being spilled when the wellis accidentallytilted or upset.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ink well wherein novelmeans is employed for preventing the entire contents of the well fromevaporating or being destroyed by dust and foreign matter settling inthe same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive ink well that can be easily and quickly filled, emptied orcleansed.

With the above and other objects in. view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out inthe appended claims.

. Referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, likenumerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the ink well, and Fig. 2 is aplan of the same.

To put my invention into practice, I construct the body 1 of my improvedink well of vitreous material as glass, and provide the same with asemi-spherical concavity 2, serving functionally as a receptacle forwriting fluid or ink 3. The upper edges of the concavity 2 terminates inan annular exteriorly threaded flange 4 carried by the body of the inkwell, and upon the flange is detachably secured the closure or capstructure of the ink well.

The closure consists of a cap 5 adapted to screw upon the flange 4, saidcap being provided with a central depending funnel 6 extending in closeproximity to the bottom of the concavity 2. The funnel 6 is providedwith a resilient arm 7, carrying a valve 8 normally closing the lowerend of the funnel 6., The valve is preferably constructed of rubber orsimilar material.

The closure is provided with an annular enlargement 9 having a centraldepending funnel 1O alining vertically with the funnel 6, said annularenlargement 9 providing an auxiliary receptacle 11 for the contents ofthe funnel 6, should the ink well be tilted or upset.

A pen is placed through the funnel 10 into the funnel 6 and uponpressing upon the pen, the valve 8 will be lowered to allow a certainquantity of writing fluid orink to enter said funnel. Immediately uponthe pen being withdrawn, the valve 8 closes the'funnel, allowing acertain quantity of ink or writing fluid to remain in the funnel 6.Should the ink well be upset the fluid in the funnel 6 flows into thereceptacle 11 while the fluid .in the concavity 2 is retained therein bythe cap 5.

The closure of the ink well is preferably constructed of light anddurable non-corrosive metal.

'What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an ink well, a body having a semispherical concavity formed therein,a closure removably secured upon said body over said concavity, saidclosure comprising a cap, a centrally depending funnel, a resilientlysupported valve carried by the funnel and movable into and out of thelower end thereof, said valve normally closing the funnel, an annularenlargement carried by said cap, and a depending funnel carried by saidenlargement and alining with the first mentioned funnel, saidenlargement and its funnel being located above the plane of the body ofthe cap, said enlargement being removable with the cap as a unitarystructure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM W. OWENS.

Witnesses J. D. BENNETT, T. WV. MELLoTT.

